Soldering-iron.



PATBNTED DEG. 25 1906.

H. H. MUMULLEN. SOLDBRING IRON.

APPLIQATLQN PILED :n.zo. 190s.

N www UNITED STATES keine: Ai 011111015. HOWARD H. MCMULLEN, OP BROOKLYN,` NEW-YORK, AssiGNOR 'To THE IDEAL AUTOMATio PUMP GOVERNOR COMPANY` OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A CORPORATION OE NEwJERsEY.

soLDERlNG-IBON.

Specification of Letters 1Patent. l

Patented Dec. 25, 190e.

T all wiz/0717, it may concern:

Be it known that I,HowARD H. MCMULLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county oflings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lSoldering-Irons, of which the following is a speciiication, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same. 1o 'This invention relates to soldering-irons;

and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which is simple in construction and convenient of manipulation and which is provided with a reservoir or receiver for soldering material which may be melted when desired for use and gradually fed as desired to the operating-point of the Vsoldering-head of the instrument.

The invention is fully disclosed in the fol- 2 o lowing speciiication, of which` the accompanye ing drawing's form apart, in which the sepa- "rate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in eachof the views, and in whichi z 5 Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of .my improved soldering-iron; Fig. 2, a plan view of a detail shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a View of the handle construction shown 1n Fig. 1, but

showing the parts in 'a different position. Y 3o In the practice of my invention I provide an oblong hollow receiver @preferably tubular inform and into one end of which vis screwed the soldering-head b. The opposite end of the receiver a. is closed by a hollow screw-thread- 3 5 ed plug c, through which is passed a tube d, provided with a head d2, which is secured in vthe plug c, and the tube d is adapted to bear on the inner endb2 of the soldering-head b and is provided in the top and bottom of said 4o end, or in the opposite side thereof, with recesses d. lf] Secured inthe head' d2 of thetube d is a tulbular handle member e, to which is secured a handle The-handle f is com o sed of two parts, t e outer part f "thereof eing secured to the inner part b screws fa, and 'formed in theputer part f o the handle f is a chamber f, andra valve-rod g is passed through the tubular handle member e and through the tube .5o d and into the chamber/f4 of the handle f, 'and secured to the end of the valve-rod g is a :collar or similar device g, Vand at apredeter- 'mined distance therefrom isanother collar g,

between which and the collar g2 is placed a spiral spring g, and the col-lar g3 is held in 55 place by a pin g5. The spring g4 serves to force the valve-rod g normally forwardly, and

the front end of said valve-rod is adapted to close the longitudinal bore or passage b3 in the soldering-head b, said valve-rod operating as 6o' a needle-valve for this purpose.

In front of the handle f the tubular handle member e is rovided witha longitudinal slot 71 through) which is passed' a screw h2, preferably provided with a large detachable ead ha, beveled forwardly and downwardly, as sliownat h4, and the inner end of said screw h2 is connected with or secured in the valve-rod g. y

The receiver a isprovided in one side there? 7o of with 'a iilling --opening (L2, closed by a threaded plug or similar device a and through which in ractice the soldering material may be asse n practice the soldering material is poured 7 5 into the receiver@ .while in amelted condition, or said solderingI material may be finelyY divided and passed into the receiver a thr'ougb` theopening a2 -Withoutv being melted, and whenever it is desired to'use the device the 8c. receiver a isheld over a charcoal or other fire j until the soldering lmaterial therein is in a .liquid condition. The operator then grasps v the handle f and by means ofthe thumb or one of the fingers pulls back the slide formed 85- bythe screw and the head 71,3 thereof. This operation forces the valve-rod gbackwardly and opens thel ort or passage b3 in the solder-f ing-head b, an -the device may be used 1n the same manner as other devices of this class, gc the soldering material in this operation pass-l ing through the bore b3.

Itwill be understood that' the spring g* normally holds the valve-rod g in such posi' tion as to close the port or passage '63, and o5 whenever the operatorl desires to use the de- -vice for soldermgor`sin1ilar purposes the valve-rod g must be moved back, as hereinbefore described.

Having fully described my invention, what oo I claim as new, and desire to secure `by Letters Patent, vis- -1. A solderingron comprising a receiver,V` a soldering-head screwed into onefend thereof,

a hollow plug screwed into the other end :c5 thereof, a tube mounted in. said hollow plug lar handle member connected with said tube,A

and extending thrugti the receiver, a, tubua. valve-rod .passing through said tubular handle 'member and lthrough said tube Into connected with the ond of the tubular handle member, a spring placed in said handle 'for forcing the valve-rml forwardly, and means Wherebv the said Vnlvwrml muy be moved backward ly.

2. A soldering-iron comprising receiver, 51 soldering-bend Connected with one mul thereof7 a hollow plugr detachably secured :in the other end thereof, a tube mounted in said plug, a tubular handle member connected ron in Leiters Patent No. 839,506.

[SEAL] Correct vWit-h said tube, e. handle connected with the tubular handle member :mil Composed of epzlrate parts, a. valve-ruil pass-mg; through l said tubular bi1-ville member :tml through sind revolver and adapted to close the bore or passage through the soldering-head, n lumdle i sniil plug und into :mil through the receiver, a. spring in the lmmll@ 'for {uri-ing; thevalvvruil forwardly. :unl moans for fh'nwingthv valvrod backwarilly.

Vln testimony that lc-luiin the foregoing :is myinYeni-ionl have signi-(l mynz'l-uw. in presence uf the subscribing witnesses. this 18th (lay of January, 1906.

llOlVll) ll. MCMYIEN.

Witnessesz 193A. STEWART; (I. J. KLEIN.

It, is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 839,506, granted. December 25, 1906, upon the npplieatiuu ol' Huw-.1rd H. McMullen, of Brooklym-Ne'w York, for an improve; ment in Soldering-I10ns,-" were erroneously issued 'to The ldeal Automatic Pump Governor Company, asowner 'of the entire interest in said inventien; whereas said Lett-ers Patent should have been issued to the inventor Howard H. McMullen and The Ideal Automatic Pump Governor Company, jointly, said Company being the assignee of ofne half interest only in said patent, es shown by the record of assignments in this ofce;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this orreetion therein that the seme may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. v

Signed and sealed this 29th day of June, A. D.7 1909.

C. C. BILLINGS,

, Acting Cc1imisioner of Patents.

. lar handle member connected with said tube,A

and extending thrugti the receiver, a, tubua. valve-rod .passing through said tubular handle 'member and lthrough said tube Into connected with the ond of the tubular handle member, a spring placed in said handle 'for forcing the valve-rml forwardly, and means Wherebv the said Vnlvwrml muy be moved backward ly.

2. A soldering-iron comprising receiver, 51 soldering-bend Connected with one mul thereof7 a hollow plugr detachably secured :in the other end thereof, a tube mounted in said plug, a tubular handle member connected ron in Leiters Patent No. 839,506.

[SEAL] Correct vWit-h said tube, e. handle connected with the tubular handle member :mil Composed of epzlrate parts, a. valve-ruil pass-mg; through l said tubular bi1-ville member :tml through sind revolver and adapted to close the bore or passage through the soldering-head, n lumdle i sniil plug und into :mil through the receiver, a. spring in the lmmll@ 'for {uri-ing; thevalvvruil forwardly. :unl moans for fh'nwingthv valvrod backwarilly.

Vln testimony that lc-luiin the foregoing :is myinYeni-ionl have signi-(l mynz'l-uw. in presence uf the subscribing witnesses. this 18th (lay of January, 1906.

llOlVll) ll. MCMYIEN.

Witnessesz 193A. STEWART; (I. J. KLEIN.

It, is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 839,506, granted. December 25, 1906, upon the npplieatiuu ol' Huw-.1rd H. McMullen, of Brooklym-Ne'w York, for an improve; ment in Soldering-I10ns,-" were erroneously issued 'to The ldeal Automatic Pump Governor Company, asowner 'of the entire interest in said inventien; whereas said Lett-ers Patent should have been issued to the inventor Howard H. McMullen and The Ideal Automatic Pump Governor Company, jointly, said Company being the assignee of ofne half interest only in said patent, es shown by the record of assignments in this ofce;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this orreetion therein that the seme may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. v

Signed and sealed this 29th day of June, A. D.7 1909.

C. C. BILLINGS,

, Acting Cc1imisioner of Patents.

Correction in Leters Patent No. 839,506.

It is hereby rxnrtifr-l Hm# Lnfmrs Patent No. $39,506, granted Dccmnher 25, 1906, upon the application of ihn-:nul l1. McMnHon, of Brooklyn, New York, for an improvement in Soldering-Tronc." wor@ vrronvonsly issued to The {den} Automatic Pump Governor Company, ns owner of the entire ntmcst iu said invontion; whereas Suid Letters Patent; should havo been issued to the invnntoz' Howard H. McMullen and The Ideal Auamatc Pump Governor Company,jouly, said Company boing the assignee 0f onezafinterest only in said patenti, as shown by the record of assignrnonts in this oice; and that the said Letters Patent should be ruud with this correction Lherein that the sdm@ may conform to the` record of the case in the Paton() Office.

Signed and seulvd this 29th day of Juno, A. D., 1909.

[SEAL] C. C. BILLINGS,

Acing Cof/mz'gssioner of Patents. 

